Hi, I'm Heather *waves*
This is one of the hardest things for me to do......
A write up about ME!!!!!

I'll start by letting you know that I'm a Christian,
I love the Lord and do all I can to put him first in my life.
I've been married to a wonderful man that God blessed
me with for a little over 14 years now. He's my best
friend and the love of my life. I'm a homeschooling
Mommy of two sweet kiddos and we love spending
time together and often drive each other crazy!

I LOVE creating and I LOVE coffee - I LOVE IT!
From the time I was very young, I've been drawing, painting
and creating anyway I could. My Mom is amazing and has
always kept us involved in crafting and creating. As I got
older she started having craft classes with some church
friends and there was always a fresh pot of coffee brewing
and sweet treats. We had loads of fun!

When I got too busy for creating, I just lost something, I
had to find that release and joy again and I stumbled
upon card making and never looked back. I've been
making cards for about 5 years now and have been
designing stamps going on 3 years. With my love of
coffee there could only be one name for my shop
"Fresh Brewed Designs"!
I always have a fresh pot of coffee brewing and get to
'hang out' with my online friends while we create together

Well, that's me! I hope I didn't bore you too badly
Thank you Fussy and Fancy for the chance to be featured.
It's such and honour and I appreciate it so much!

What a perfect stamp for our traveltheme, she looks like she's having agreat time sightseeing and shoppingduring her holiday!We love the fun layout of your cardand the warm colours of your travelthemed design paperYour colouring is beautiful and justlook at all the fun texture you addedwith fabric, lace and embellishmentsWe hope you can visitHeather's blogHeather's Coffee Breakto read more about her card andto see more of her wonderful workIt's been a real pleasure Heather - thank you!xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

are amongst the winnersUpdated: The new guest designerand top 5 can be found here

********Before we announce our newchallenge theme we have a coupleof sad goodbyes :-(Danielle and Natalie are leavingthe design team and this will betheir last challenge with usWe hope you'll join us inthanking both of them for theirinspiration over the lastsix months and wish themall the best for the future!Thanks Danielle and Natalie xx********

I've been in love with stamping for well over
a decade and I'm still madly in love with it

There's always something new to play with as
well as many new techniques and designs to
try out. I don't think I could ever grow tired
of this fabulous hobby that my hubby so
generously puts up with whilst he's
working all day

We have a son in the military, another in college
and the youngest son is still in high school. We
also have a little pet doxie that likes to keep
us entertained too

When everyone is not keeping me busy, I enjoy
hiding out in my stamp area to have some fun

I'm very excited to have been chosen as a
guest designer here at Fussy and Fancy and
I love entering challenges and gaining so
much inspiration from everyone I visit

Isn't this sweet?We love the country feel of thisholiday card with the hand stitchedfabric pocketWe can just imagine how good itsmells with the cinnamon sticksthat are tucked inside the pocketwith the added button and littlegingerbread embellishmentsthat make the perfect touchWhoever receives this specialcard in the mail is sure of a real treat!We hope that you can visitVicki's blogSTAMP SMILESto read about her card and tosee more of her wonderful workIt's been a real pleasure Vicki - thank you!xx Happy crafting and glittery hugs xx

Before we announce the new challengetheme we'd like to introduce you to a new member of our design teamYou may remember Alison from ourlast guest designer spot(see post belowfor more details)Well we were so impressedwith her work that wecontacted her and asked if shewould like to come and join usand as you can see.........she said YES!!!!!Welcome to the team Alison :-)

Alison will be joining Team Bso we get to see her lovelyartwork in our new challenge below******** Our new challenge theme is:

FABRIC OF OUR LIVES

For this challenge we would like youto use fabric on your projects whichcould be in your background, addingit to your images or makingsomething out of fabric

New challenges will be posted on alternate Fridays and whether your style is "fussy and fancy" or "clean and simple" all styles of cards/paper crafts are welcome.

We would appreciate it if you could please limit the amount of different challenges you enter along with ours to ten. You can enter as many as three different cards or projects per challenge, but please only enter NEW creations; do not backlink to previous posts.

Post your entry on your blog with a link to our challenge before midnight (GMT) on the Thursday prior to the new challenge and use Mr Linky to link to your projects post - NOT just your blog.

The Fussy and Fancy Guest Designer Spot and Top 5 will be chosen by the Design Team member hosting the challenge and will be announced on the Friday following the start of the new challenge.

Happy crafting and have fun!

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